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Axalta Opens Regional Office and Refinish Training Center in West China

December 7, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta Ribbon Cutting Chengdu China

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) announced it has opened a new regional office and expanded its Refinish Training Center in Chengdu, which is the Capital of Sichuan province in China. The new facilities provide customers in West China with greater access to advanced coating technologies and value-added services. West China has been a crucial part of China’s national […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, China, Openings, Training Center

Axalta Introduces Integrated Video Tutorial System for ColorNet

December 6, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) has added ColorCoach, a video tutorial system, to its ColorNet Color Retrieval System for North American refinish customers. ColorCoach provides users with helpful tutorials of system functionality and color tool use from inside the ColorNet application to maximize productivity in the shop. “Our color retrieval technology provides a single destination for customers to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems

California Regulator Takes Control of Small Failing Insurer Impacted by Wildfires

December 6, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

California Department of Insurance Seal

Deadliest and most destructive fire in California history overwhelms Merced Property & Casualty Company. The California Insurance Department took expedited legal action to secure the assets of and take control of Merced Property & Casualty Company, in an effort to protect the company’s policyholders, including those who suffered losses in the Camp Fire. provided both […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Department of Insurance

Chris Shepherd Receives Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician Award

December 6, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Chris Shepherd, an I-CAR instructor at Caddo Career & Technology Center in Shreveport, La. was awarded the 2018 I-CAR Platinum/ ASE Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year. The award was presented by Nick Notte, I-CAR’s senior vice president of sales, on November 14 during the Fall 2018 ASE Board of Governors meeting […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE, Awards, I-CAR

Big 4 Collision Repair MSO Location Growth in North America Exceeds Last Year

December 5, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Big 4 Collision Repair MSO growth

The Caliber-ABRA merger focuses attention on the large MSO growth. With more than three weeks left in 2018, ABRA, Boyd, Caliber and Service King have already grown their total number of locations at both a higher unit and percentage growth rate compared to last year. With ABRA’s announcement on December 4 that its latest acquisitions […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: ABRA, Boyd Group, Caliber Collision Centers, MSO Repair Center Growth, Service King Collision Repair Centers

Caliber and Abra Announce Merger

December 5, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Caliber Abra Merger

Combined company will operate more than 1000 collision repair centers in 37 states. Caliber Collision and Abra Auto Body Repair of America today announced a definitive merger agreement. The combined collision repair facility operator will have more than 1000 locations. Just yesterday, Abra announced it had acquired its 400th location. “This combination will allow us […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, Acquisitions, Caliber Collision Centers

Sherwin-Williams Announces First Quarter 2019 Training Schedule

December 5, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Sherwin-Williams Q1 2019 Training Schedule

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes has released its 2019 first quarter training schedule. The courses are designed to provide collision repair industry professionals at every experience level with critical skills for utilizing systems, maximizing profits and increasing productivity. The Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes training program provides participants with a combination of classroom, online interactive and hands-on instruction. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Sherwin-Williams, Training Schedule

S/P2 Careers Includes 13,000 Collision Repair Student Resumes

December 5, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

S/P2 Careers  has reached another important milestone as it has surpassed 50,000 resumes in its S/P2 Careers system. Of those, 13,000 students are interested in a career in collision repair. The S/P2 Careers resume database includes career and technical students looking for full-time, part-time and internship opportunities as entry-level technicians. “The more resumes we get, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: S/P2, Workforce Development

Australia’s Suncorp and Thatcham Research Renew Collision Repair Data Agreement

December 4, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Thatcham Research has announced the renewal of its contract with Suncorp, extending the successful collaboration that has seen Suncorp distribute Thatcham Research repair data in Australia and New Zealand since 2013. Under the renewed agreement, Suncorp will become the first ever Thatcham Research Global Associate – this provides one of Australia’s largest financial services brands […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Australia, Suncorp, Thatcham Research

Collision Industry Foundation Disaster Relief Committee Organizing Christmas in Paradise

December 4, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) announced today its’ Disaster Relief Committee is assisting, along with local collision industry professionals, to organize Christmas dinner and presents for the little ones for those left homeless by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Tax deductible donations can be made at the CIF website. The Camp Fire was the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Industry Foundation, Disaster Relief, Donations

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